Manuela de Orleans-Braganza y Oldenburg, Marquesa of Elche


HE The Marquesa of Elche

Titles	Marquesa of Elche Princess of Brazil
Biographical Information
Born	14 December 1987 (age 39) Petropolis, Brazil
Spouse	Baltasar de Casanova y Habsburgo, Marquess of Elche (m. 2025)
Issue	Don Joaquin de Casanova y Orleans-Braganza
Name	Manuela Francisca Isabella
House	Orleans-Braganza (by birth) Casanova (by marriage)
Father	Prince Francisco of Brazil
Mother	Princess Helene of Oldenburg
Religion	Roman Catholic

Manuela de Orleans-Braganza y Oldenburg, Marquesa of Elche (born Princess Manuela of Brazil on 14 December 1987) is a member of the Spanish nobility as the daughter-in-law oof Luis de Casanova y Baron, Duke of Santangelo. She is also a member of the Brazilian Imperial Family as the niece of Pedro V, Emperor of Brazil as well as the Austrian Imperial Family as the niece-in-law of Charles II, Emperor of Austria.

Life[edit | edit source]

Manuela is the third child and elder daughter of Prince Francisco of Brazil and Princess Helene of Oldenburg.

Marriage and Issue[edit | edit source]

On 4 January 2025, Manuela married Baltasar de Casanova y Habsburgo, Marquess of Elche in Santander. The couple have one son, Joaquin.

Photo	Name	Birth	Death	Marriage
	Don Joaquin de Casanova y Orleans-Braganza	20 March 2026

Residences[edit | edit source]

Magdalena Palace; Main Residence

Sartorial Information[edit | edit source]

Tiara Collection[edit | edit source]

(2003) Emerald and Diamond Palmette Tiara; 16th birthday gift from her parents

Clothing Collection[edit | edit source]

Clothing Collection

Titles and Honours[edit | edit source]

1987-2025 Princess Manuela of Brazil
2025-present Manuela de Orleans-Braganza y Oldenburg, Marquesa of Elche

Foreign Honours[edit | edit source]

Order of Pedro I (2005) (Brazil)

Ancestry[edit | edit source]


Parents	Grandparents	Great-Grandparents	Great-Great-Grandparents
Prince Francisco of Brazil	Emperor Pedro IV of Brazil Princess Maria de la Esperanza of the Two Sicilies	Emperor Pedro III of Brazil Countess Elisabeth of Dobrzenicz Prince Carlo of the Two Sicilies Princess Louise of France	Prince Gaston, Count of Eu Empress Isabel of Brazil Jan, Count of Dobrzenicz Countess Elisabeth of Kottulin-Krzizkowitz King Alphonse I of the Two Sicilies Princess Maria Antonietta of the Two Sicilies King Louis Philippe II of France Princess Marie Isabelle d'Montpensier
Princess Helene of Oldenburg	Grand Duke Anton Gunther of Oldenburg Princess Ameli of Lowenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg	Grand Duke Nikolaus of Oldenburg Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont Udo, Prince of Lowenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg Countess Margarete of Castell-Castell	Grand Duke Frederick Augustus II of Oldenburg Princess Elisabeth Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Friedrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont Princess Bathildis of Schaumburg-Lippe Prince Alfred of Lowenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg Countess Pauline of Reichenbach-Lessonitz Friedrich Carl, Count of Castell-Castell Countess Gertrud of Stolberg-Wernigerode

Lines of Succession[edit | edit source]


Name House of Born:
Lines of Succession
Preceded by	Succession to the Brazilian throne	Followed by
Princess Isabella of Denmark	24th in the line of succession	Don Joaquin de Casanova y Orleans-Braganza

Notes[edit | edit source]

Face: Nicola Coughlan